desvelar
Asturian
Verb
desvelar (first-person singular indicative present desvelo, past participle desveláu)
- to reveal
Conjugation
Catalan
Etymology
From des- + velar (“to veil”).
Verb
desvelar (first-person singular present desvelo, first-person singular preterite desvelí, past participle desvelat)(transitive)
Conjugation
| infinitive | desvelar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | desvelant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | desvelat | desvelada | |||||
| plural | desvelats | desvelades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
| present | desvelo | desveles | desvela | desvelem | desveleu | desvelen | |
| imperfect | desvelava | desvelaves | desvelava | desvelàvem | desvelàveu | desvelaven | |
| future | desvelaré | desvelaràs | desvelarà | desvelarem | desvelareu | desvelaran | |
| preterite | desvelí | desvelares | desvelà | desvelàrem | desvelàreu | desvelaren | |
| conditional | desvelaria | desvelaries | desvelaria | desvelaríem | desvelaríeu | desvelarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
| present | desveli | desvelis | desveli | desvelem | desveleu | desvelin | |
| imperfect | desvelés | desvelessis | desvelés | desveléssim | desveléssiu | desvelessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
| affirmative | — | desvela | desveli | desvelem | desveleu | desvelin | |
| negative (no) | — | no desvelis | no desveli | no desvelem | no desveleu | no desvelin | |
Further reading
- “desvelar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /dez.veˈla(ʁ)/ [dez.veˈla(h)], /d͡ʒiz.veˈla(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiz.veˈla(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /dez.veˈla(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒiz.veˈla(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deʒ.veˈla(ʁ)/ [deʒ.veˈla(χ)], /d͡ʒiʒ.veˈla(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʒ.veˈla(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /dez.veˈla(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʒ.vɨˈlaɾ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʒ.bɨˈlaɾ/ [dɨʒ.βɨˈlaɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʒ.vɨˈla.ɾi/
- Hyphenation: des‧ve‧lar
Verb
desvelar (first-person singular present desvelo, first-person singular preterite desvelei, past participle desvelado)
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Further reading
- “desvelar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /desbeˈlaɾ/ [d̪ez.β̞eˈlaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: des‧ve‧lar
Etymology 1
From des- + velar, or more likely derived from Latin ēvigilāre (“awaken”), with the prefix des-, from Latin dis-;[1] compare Portuguese desvelar, Catalan desvetllar, Occitan desvelhar.
Verb
desvelar (first-person singular present desvelo, first-person singular preterite desvelé, past participle desvelado)
- (transitive, reflexive) to prevent someone from sleeping; to keep awake
- (transitive, reflexive) to be unable to sleep
- (reflexive) to be vigilant
- (reflexive, figuratively) to work tirelessly
Etymology 2
From des- + velar (“to veil”).
Verb
desvelar (first-person singular present desvelo, first-person singular preterite desvelé, past participle desvelado)
Conjugation
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive desvelar | dative | desvelarme | desvelarte | desvelarle, desvelarse | desvelarnos | desvelaros | desvelarles, desvelarse |
| accusative | desvelarme | desvelarte | desvelarlo, desvelarla, desvelarse | desvelarnos | desvelaros | desvelarlos, desvelarlas, desvelarse | |
| with gerund desvelando | dative | desvelándome | desvelándote | desvelándole, desvelándose | desvelándonos | desvelándoos | desvelándoles, desvelándose |
| accusative | desvelándome | desvelándote | desvelándolo, desvelándola, desvelándose | desvelándonos | desvelándoos | desvelándolos, desvelándolas, desvelándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative desvela | dative | desvélame | desvélate | desvélale | desvélanos | not used | desvélales |
| accusative | desvélame | desvélate | desvélalo, desvélala | desvélanos | not used | desvélalos, desvélalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative desvelá | dative | desvelame | desvelate | desvelale | desvelanos | not used | desvelales |
| accusative | desvelame | desvelate | desvelalo, desvelala | desvelanos | not used | desvelalos, desvelalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative desvele | dative | desvéleme | not used | desvélele, desvélese | desvélenos | not used | desvéleles |
| accusative | desvéleme | not used | desvélelo, desvélela, desvélese | desvélenos | not used | desvélelos, desvélelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative desvelemos | dative | not used | desvelémoste | desvelémosle | desvelémonos | desvelémoos | desvelémosles |
| accusative | not used | desvelémoste | desvelémoslo, desvelémosla | desvelémonos | desvelémoos | desvelémoslos, desvelémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative desvelad | dative | desveladme | not used | desveladle | desveladnos | desvelaos | desveladles |
| accusative | desveladme | not used | desveladlo, desveladla | desveladnos | desvelaos | desveladlos, desveladlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative desvelen | dative | desvélenme | not used | desvélenle | desvélennos | not used | desvélenles, desvélense |
| accusative | desvélenme | not used | desvélenlo, desvélenla | desvélennos | not used | desvélenlos, desvélenlas, desvélense | |
Derived terms
- desvelación
- desvelador
- desvelamiento
- desvelo
References
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “desvelar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading
- “desvelar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024